Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 1AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 15 | E 11 | SW 3 | SW 3 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:06PM2.04m | 8:39AM2.10m | 8:52PM2.09m | 9:25AM2.17m | 9:39PM2.10m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:25AM0.07m | 2:50PM0.21m | 3:10AM0.02m | 3:38PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 10 | E 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 107 | 131 | 111 | 89 | 69 | 47 | 44 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 12 | E 11 | N 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 13 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | N 12 | E 15 | N 12 | E 16 | — | N 14 | E 13 | N 13 | E 13 | NE 9 | — | E 14 | N 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 2 | S 2 | — | S 4 | — | SW 3 | — |
| kJ | 13 | 32 | 29 | 22 | 28 | 33 | 37 | 65 | 247 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 455 | 57 | 53 | 82 | 304 | 243 | 256 | 593 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 57 | 468 | 7 | 455 |
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